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Kimberly Ruggles

Case from Fayetteville, NC dated Jan 06, 1987

Victim Details

Kimberly Ruggles

Female

White / Caucasian

Fayetteville

NC

1987-01-06

23

Kimberly

Ruggles

06/27/2026

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Kimberly Ann Bowman Ruggles, a 23-year-old Caucasian woman, tragically lost her life on January 6, 1987, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She was working as a taxi driver near Fort Bragg when she was brutally raped and murdered. Her body was discovered in a wooded area, and her cab was found abandoned nearby. The investigation revealed that she had been stabbed to death, and the crime was part of a series of violent acts committed by Ronald Adrin Gray, a former U.S. Army Private stationed at For ...
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